James Calvin Bird remembered for Kentucky football feats
James Calvin Bird, 75, of Corbin, Kentucky, died June 19, 2013. A standout athlete from high school through college, he helped Corbin win the 1955 state football title and set scoring records in 1955 and 1956. At Kentucky, he starred in five positions, led wins over Tennessee, earned SEC honors, and played in all star bowls. He was drafted by the Chargers in 1961, briefly with the Jets, and his jerseys are retired at Corbin and UK. He is featured in The Boys from Corbin profiling America’s “Greatest Little Sports Town.”
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Memorial honors Calvin Bird and local ties to Corbin
Obituary describes Calvin Bird as a beloved Corbin athlete with the Redhound jersey. He favored teammates and the “Gathering of the Hounds” bond on the Cumberland River, supported by Corbin townspeople during UK days, and relocated to Tennessee after retirement. He valued family, church work, animals, and neighbor help, leaving a wide network from Corbin and UK to the Southeast through ITT. He survived by wife Okeh Jean Bird, a daughter, two sons and spouses, six grandchildren, a sister and three brothers, with memorials and donations urged to causes close to readers. WENDELL PATTERSON and other notices follow in sequence.
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Ben) Ward
Somerset
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Joe) Oaks
Gallatin
Tenn
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Michael) Wilson
Louisville
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Lauren Oakes
Rebecca Wilson
Maude Mills
Flat Lick
Hart Funeral Home
Ron Green
Madison Heights man Delbert Bunch dies at 72
Delbert Bunch of Madison Heights Michigan died Friday June 14 2013. He was the husband of Linda Bunch. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
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Madison Heights
Mich
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Robert Hamblin
Robert D. Hamblin
Williamsburg
Cookeville Memorial Hospital
Cookeville
Tenn
Sharon Hamblin
Croley
Obituary notices from London and surrounding towns
Courtesy announcements list several local deaths from London and nearby areas, with names Doyle Franklin Bolton Addie Mae Barnard Kenneth Strunk Hershel Roy Alsip and Robert D. Hamblin. Details include ages, residence, dates of death in June 2013, spouses, funeral times, burial sites, visitation, and funeral home arrangements.
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Doyle Franklin Bolton
London
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Funeral Home
Cumberland Memorial Gardens
House Rawlings Funeral Home
Addie Barnard
Addie Mae Barnard
Indianapolis
Ind
Kindred Nursing Home
Greenwood
Troy Barnard
Howard Cemetery
House-Rawlings Funeral Home
London man charged with burglary leaves note at scene
A London resident Curtis B Brewer, 34, was arrested on burglary and theft charges after police found him hiding in a residence on Cliff's Edge Road. A note by Brewer admitted taking the pickup and four wheeler as well as other items. He was taken to the Laurel County Detention Facility.
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Laurel County
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Cliff's Edge Road
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Jason Back
James Sizemore
Kristy M. Johnson
Johnson
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Crystal Howard
Laurel County Bench
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Sheriff’s Office
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Democrats push Grimes to run against McConnell
Madison County Democrats urged Secretary of State Alison Grimes to enter the U S Senate race against five term Republican Mitch McConnell. At a Richmond Extension Office meeting Grimes supporters discussed possible election law improvements while trackers photographed her remarks. The group warned Grimes risks ceding the field if she delays.
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Madison County
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Rice
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Louisville
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Richmond
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U.S. House
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Paducah
Covington
Lucie Nelson
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Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home
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Knox Funeral Home
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Harold and
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Siler
Verne
Croley Funeral Home
Hershel Alsip
Hershel Roy Alsip
Wilma Jones Alsip
Worley Cemetery
Cooley Funeral Home
Jou
Corbin Funeral Home
Cumberland Gap Parkway
Corbinfh.com
K. Scott Morgan
Leslie Gambre
Madison Co
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CNHI
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